September 25, 2009

What's new in criminal law publications from LSS

LSS has been developing a number of criminal law publications over this past year.

We've revised and reissued several of our existing publications and, in the wake of recent coverage cuts, we've developed some new materials to help people facing charges that might lead to jail, but are no longer covered by legal aid.

With the aid of translations provided by the Intergovernmental Relations Secretariat, we're also going to issue some of our self-help booklets in online-only French versions over the next few months.

To help you provide information to your clients facing criminal charges, here's a list of what's recently released, already out there, and still to come:

New publications

See Hot off the Press from LSS for descriptions of these new publications.

If You Can't Get a Lawyer for Your Criminal Trial (booklet)

How Does a Court Order Affect Me? (information card)

Brydges Line wallet card

What You Need to Know About Fraud Charges and Social Assistance (English fact sheet — online only)

What to Do If You're Charged with a Breach of a Court Order (English [print and online] and French [online only]; new booklet in the series)

Revised and reprinted this year

How to Appeal Your Conviction (booklet)

How to Appeal Your Sentence (booklet)

If You Can't Pay Your Court Fine on Time (brochure)

Representing Yourself in a Criminal Trial (booklet)

What to Do If You're Charged with Assault (booklet)

Revised this year — online only

No Contact Orders Explained (English fact sheet)

Coming soon

If You Are Charged with a Crime (English brochure [print and online] and French [online only])

Booklets coming soon in French (online only):

What to Do If You Are Charged with… (Quoi faire si vous êtes accusé de…)

• Assault (Voies de fait)
• Mischief (Méfait)
• Possession of Property under $5,000 Obtained by Crime (Possession de biens criminellement obtenus d'une valeur de moins de $5,000)
• Possession of an Illegal Drug (Possession d'une drogue illicite)
• Theft under $5,000 (Un vol de moins de $5,000)